[ http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/hibernate/browse/BVAL-244?page=c... ] Gunnar Morling commented on BVAL-244: ------------------------------------- Proposal based on what there currently is implemented in HV: * Extend {{javax.validation.Validator}} (can safely be done as not intended to be implemented by clients): {code} public interface Validator { //existing methods ... <T> Set<MethodConstraintViolation<T>> validateParameter(T object, Method method, Object parameterValue, int parameterIndex, Class<?>... groups); <T> Set<MethodConstraintViolation<T>> validateAllParameters(T object, Method method, Object[] parameterValues, Class<?>... groups); <T> Set<MethodConstraintViolation<T>> validateParameter(T object, Constructor constructor, Object parameterValue, int parameterIndex, Class<?>... groups); <T> Set<MethodConstraintViolation<T>> validateAllParameters(T object, Constructor constructor, Object[] parameterValues, Class<?>... groups); <T> Set<MethodConstraintViolation<T>> validateReturnValue(T object, Method method, Object returnValue, Class<?>... groups); } {code} * Create new type {{javax.validation.MethodConstraintViolation}}: {code} public interface MethodConstraintViolation<T> extends ConstraintViolation<T> { public static enum Kind { PARAMETER, RETURN_VALUE } Method getMethod(); Integer getParameterIndex(); String getParameterName(); Kind getKind(); } {code} * Create new type {{javax.validation.MethodConstraintViolationException}} to be thrown by integrators of the method validation feature: {code} public class MethodConstraintViolationException extends ValidationException { private final Set<MethodConstraintViolation<?>> constraintViolations; //constructor ... public Set<MethodConstraintViolation<?>> getConstraintViolations() { return constraintViolations; } } {code} -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira